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HEALTH MATTERS
who consumed a large portion of red meat
each day had a 42-percent higher incidence
of stroke, it got nutrition experts talking. The
information that red meat, with its high saturated
fat content, isn’t healthy for those looking
to prevent heart disease and stroke wasn’t
exactly news. But the percentage increase
(almost 50 percent!) was both startling and
solid; the researchers arrived at their finding
after following 35,000 Swedish women for ten
years.
Why it’s bad
Researchers have long known that the saturated
fat in red meat raises the risk of stroke
and heart disease by gradually clogging arteries
with a buildup of protein plaques. Now
it turns out that hemoglobin, the ingredient
that gives red meat its high iron content, may
pose a specific danger when it comes to stroke.
Researchers are investigating whether blood
becomes thicker and more viscous as a result
of the consumption of so-called heme iron,
specifically upping the chance of strokes.
Personality:
1. Don’t compare your life to others’.
You have no idea what their journey is all
about.
2. Don’t have negative thoughts of things
you cannot control. Instead invest your
energy in the positive present moment
3. Don’t overdo; keep your limits
4. Don’t take yourself so seriously; no one
else does
5. Don’t waste your precious energy on
gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have
all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind
your partner of his/ her mistakes of the
past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating
anyone. Don’t hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won’t
spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness
What to do
Aim to substitute more poultry -- particularly
white meat -- and fish, which are low in heme
iron, for red meat. Also, choose the hearthealthiest
sources of protein whenever you
can, especially beans, legumes, nuts, tofu, and
nonfat dairy.
5. Canned soup and
prepared foods
Whether it’s canned soup, canned spaghetti,
or healthy-sounding frozen dinners, prepared
foods and mixes rely on sodium to increase
flavor and make processed foods taste fresher.
Canned soup is cited by nutritionists as the
worst offender; one can of canned chicken
noodle soup contains more than 1,100 mg
of sodium, while many other varieties, from
clam chowder to simple tomato, have between
450 and 800 mg per serving. Compare that to
the American Heart and Stroke Association’s
recommendation of less than1,500 mg of sodium
daily and you’ll see the problem. In fact,
except you
12. Realize that life is a school and you are
here to learn. Problems are simply part of
the curriculum that appear and fade away
like algebra class but the lessons you learn
will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more
14. You don’t have to win every argument.
Agree to disagree.
Community:
15. Call your family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive everyone for everything
18. Spend time with people over the age of
70 & under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile
each day
20. What other people think of you is none
of your business
21. Your job will not take care of you when
you are sick. Your family and friends will.
Stay in touch.
a nutritionist-led campaign, the National Salt
Reduction Initiative, calls on food companies
to reduce the salt content in canned soup and
other products by 20 percent in the next two
years.
Why it’s bad
Salt, or sodium as it’s called on food labels,
directly affects stroke risk. In one recent study,
people who consumed more than 4,000 mg
of sodium daily had more than double the
risk of stroke compared to those who ate
2,000 mg or less. Yet theCenters for Disease
Control estimate that most Americans eat
close to 3,500 mg of sodium per day. Studies
show that sodium raises blood pressure, the
primary causative factor for stroke. And be
warned: Sodium wears many tricky disguises,
which allow it to hide in all sorts of foods that
we don’t necessarily think of as salty. Some
common, safe-sounding ingredients that really
mean salt:
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• MSG (monosodium glutamate)
• Disodium phosphate
• Sodium alginate
What to do
Make your own homemade soups and
entrees, then freeze individual serving-sized
portions. Buy low-sodium varieties, but read
labels carefully, since not all products marked
“low sodium” live up to that promise.
Points on how to improve your life
Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything
that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a situation is, it
will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up
and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful,
beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning,
thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD, you will always be
happy. So, be happy.
While you practice all of the above, share
this knowledge with the people you love,
people you school with, people you play
with, people you work with and people you
live with.
Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but
also that of those around you.
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